Best Time to Visit Death Valley National Park

    Month-by-month guide to visiting Death Valley National Park. Compare temperatures, rainfall, and safari conditions across all 12 months. View the full Death Valley National Park page for wildlife, lodges, and more.

    Best months:
    January
    February
    March
    April
    May
    June
    July
    August
    September
    October
    November
    December
    Jan
    Great7.96°C21.8mm
    Feb
    Great8.63°C31.4mm
    Mar
    Great9.47°C35.1mm
    Apr
    Excellent16.29°C17.9mm
    May
    Excellent21.33°C6.6mm
    Jun
    Excellent26.87°C12.5mm
    Jul
    Excellent31.37°C11mm
    Aug
    Excellent29.36°C46.2mm
    Sep
    Excellent26.28°C7.1mm
    Oct
    Excellent20.42°C3.6mm
    Nov
    Excellent12.34°C7.3mm
    Dec
    Excellent9.26°C18.2mm
    Great (4-5)
    Good (3)
    Poor (1-2)
    Best month

    Conditions are based on historical weather data from Open-Meteo and wildlife sighting records from GBIF and iNaturalist. Actual conditions may vary by year.